<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<script>
function boom()
{
  document.documentElement.style.emptyCells = "show";
  document.getElementsByTagName("td")[0].style.borderColor = "magenta";
  document.getElementsByTagName("col")[0].style.position = "absolute";
}
</script>
</head>
<body onload="boom();">
<td><col span="3"></col></td>
</body>
</html>
